carry a (heavy) load

carry a (heavy) load
carry a (heavy) load/burden/ phrase
to have responsibility for something difficult or unpleasant

He carries the heavy burden of leadership.

Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym
Main entry: carry

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  • carry a (heavy) burden — carry a (heavy) load/burden/ phrase to have responsibility for something difficult or unpleasant He carries the heavy burden of leadership. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • carry — car|ry1 [ keri ] verb *** ▸ 1 take someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 have goods for sale ▸ 3 spread disease ▸ 4 always have a feeling ▸ 5 publish/broadcast something ▸ 6 have a guarantee ▸ 7 win election ▸ 8 do someone else s work ▸ 9 lead to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • carry */*/*/ — UK [ˈkærɪ] / US [ˈkerɪ] verb Word forms carry : present tense I/you/we/they carry he/she/it carries present participle carrying past tense carried past participle carried 1) [transitive] to hold someone or something using your hands, arms, or… …   English dictionary

  • carry — 1 verb carried, carrying 1 LIFT AND TAKE (T) to take something somewhere in your hands or arms, on your back etc: A porter helped me carry my luggage. | Let me carry that for you. | carry sth around/out/to etc: I m not carrying it around all day! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • heavy — heaviness, n. /hev ee/, adj., heavier, heaviest, n., pl. heavies, adv. adj. 1. of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load. 2. of great amount, quantity, or size; extremely large; massive: a heavy vote; a heavy snowfall. 3. of great… …   Universalium

  • heavy — /ˈhɛvi / (say hevee) adjective (heavier, heaviest) 1. of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load. 2. of great amount, force, intensity, etc.: a heavy vote. 3. bearing hard upon; burdensome; harsh; distressing: heavy taxes. 4. having… …  

  • carry —    1. to be pregnant (with)    Of the same tendency as bear1 but sometimes without stating the burden:     She was in the seventh month of pregnancy and carrying big. (J. Collins, 1981)    To carry a child is specific:     Mrs Thrale is big, and… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • Load — (l[=o]d), n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See {Lade}, {Lead}, v., {Lode}.] 1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Load line — Load Load (l[=o]d), n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See {Lade}, {Lead}, v., {Lode}.] 1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Load water line — Load Load (l[=o]d), n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See {Lade}, {Lead}, v., {Lode}.] 1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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